Hall of Fame
Keelie Finnel is one of two Kohawk women's track and field athletes to have won numerous national championships in their career, claiming the indoor and outdoor national titles in the 800 in 2011. In total, Finnel earned eight all-American honors in her six appearances at the NCAA Championships. Her first two all-American finishes came in 2010, placing third in the indoor and outdoor 400. One year later, Finnel earned three all-American honors, adding a seventh-place finish in the indoor 1600m relay to her two national titles. She ended her career with three more all-American medals at the 2012 championships, finishing second in the indoor and outdoor 800m and sixth in the 1600m relay. Keelie, who won the 800 in the unseeded university & college division at the 2011 Drake Relays, holds nine school records and appears 24 times in the Kohawk track and field record book. To this day, the Francis Creek, Wisconsin native is the indoor record holder in the 400m, 800m and 4x400m and the outdoor record holder in the 400m, 800m, 4x100m and SMR 1600m.
